A friend of a friend needs a favor No questions asked, there's not much more to say Me and the wife, we need the money We've got four kids all hungry, one on the way Slip these sweat socks in your shirt And pray they think your packin' Be sure to keep your head down, don't look 'em in the eye And don't get fancy, Ricky, we ain't Jimmy Cagney Look at me, let's do the job And let's get home tonight I got a half tank of gas and if we run all the lights We'll slip across the border on the wrong side of right And just like Butch and Sundance we'll ride until the dawn Sipping whiskey Singing cowboy songs On the right side of wrong We picked a helluva of night From the shore I see the skyline In a couple of hours from now Rick We're gonna get out of this life We'll stop for smokes, I brought a six pack We'll stop at lookers on the way back Hell, we'll laugh this off, keep your fingers crossed That all goes well tonight I got a half tank of gas and if we run all the lights We'll slip across the border on the wrong side of right And just like Butch and Sundance we'll ride until the dawn Sipping whiskey Singing cowboy songs On the right side of wrong We'll make the grade, they'll know our names I need a friend to drive here Wear my necklace of St. Christopher And talk to him while I go inside I'll take that suitcase, get the cash And we'll be gone before you know Wait until we tell the girls we're moving down To the Gulf of Mexico... A friend of a friend needed a favor Life was just what happened While we were busy making plans We never saw nothing, there was a run-in .9 millimeter steel was coming for the windshield of that Oldsmobile As the cop said, "Show your hands!" I got a half tank of gas and if we run all the lights We'll slip across the border on the wrong side of right Yeah and just like Butch and Sundance let's ride until the dawn Here's a whiskey, singing cowboy songs On the right side of wrong

I've been livin' on the wrong side of Memphis Really breakin' away this time A full tank of gas and a '69 Tempest Takin' me to that Nashville sign No turnin' back, I've come too far Headed down 40 with my old guitar This ain't Graceland, that's a fact And I ain't drivin' a pink Cadillac I've been livin' on the wrong side of Memphis Gonna bronze these blue suede shoes These cowboy boots are gettin' kinda restless And I ain't gotta single thing to lose I've had this dream from a tender age Calling my name from the Opry stage I can hear it sing loud and clear 200 miles and I'll be there I've been livin' on the wrong side of Memphis Really breakin' away this time A full tank of gas and a '69 Tempest Takin' me to that Nashville sign Yes I've been livin' on the wrong side of Memphis Gonna bronze these blue suede shoes These cowboy boots, gettin' kinda restless Ain't gotta single thing to lose Ho, hoho I've been livin' on the wrong side of Memphis I've been livin' on the wrong side of Memphis I've got the cowboy boots and they're I've been livin' on the wrong side of Memphis Full tank of gas and a '69 Tempest Takin' me to that Nashville sign

Caught up on the wrong side of the law Got caught, got caught, got caught Caught up on the wrong side of the law I got caught on the wrong side of the law Say they charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home 'til tomorrow's Sun goes up Actually they the wrong side of the law Can't be charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home till tomorrow's Sun goes up Sometimes the dragon and the beast Manifests itself inna the form of the police Spot check deh pon the streets, "Out the car" A so dem greet me "Pass the Rasta colour bag deh make we see it deh" Me make them know say the ragga ragga hair match the Macka wah appear In the back of wah me steering No, a no even no weight, a hundred dollar worth But the chalice in the bag did make the matter worse Them say"book him... felony possession." What kind o' law this? Hold on, no Yard this? Dem gimme court date just fi frustrate me That amuse me, mi say "Make sure is a Tuesday" I got caught on the wrong side of the law Say they charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home 'til tomorrow's Sun goes up Actually they the wrong side of the law Can't be charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home till tomorrow's Sun goes up "'Cause I'm busy on Wednesday morning. Thursday morning too." Plus a Good Friday, that mean if dem hold I fi the weekend All 'til Monday night me a sleep in deh Then Dutty pree to me it come in like a resurrection So me switch the rhetoric in another direction Me never know the officer name, #11747 a the number wah them give him Tell me fi sign and go pon me way Inspector walk in like him have sup'n fi say Him say: "You want back you weed?" Then I say no but truthfully I think my chalice is due to me I got caught on the wrong side of the law Say they charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home 'til tomorrow's Sun goes up Actually they the wrong side of the law Can't be charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home till tomorrow's Sun goes up Him kiss him teeth and run me out o'the station Mi walk out a feel a different elation, no Jubilation is the word that I mean Because him think him achieve Think say that grieve me Go back in the car, you know what greet me The one pound under the seat beneath me, believe me Him think him catch me off guard the whole night Him never know Diggy en garde! Sword fight 'Cause I will give up a hundred dollar bag and a chalice any day Fi a pound wah mi save Dutty say him have a story fi tell Me have a story fi sell, fi sell, fi sell I got caught on the wrong side of the law Say they charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home 'til tomorrow's Sun goes up Actually they the wrong side of the law Can't be charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home till tomorrow's Dub style, dub style, dub style!

Nobody listens to the whisperin fool Now you're listen Didn't think so I been quiet as church ass mouse Tip toe Everywhere I go I had enough for being complacent I had enough for feedin' the mouse I no longer gonna keep my mouth shut Bombs away To the safer house Bombs away I will be hurt You better listen Cause you just might learn Bombs away Shut Hallow the shout If you not ready Than you better get out Now Cat run away You better hope it's a good day You don't know who I am If it's about cave And the hit away Bombs away I will be hurt And where opinions go The way it turn Bombs away Ship Hallow shout If you not ready Than you better get out Now Nobody listens to the whisperin fool You not listen Didn't think so I been quiet as church ass mouse Tip toe Everywhere I go I had enough for being complacent I had enough for feedin' the mouse I no longer gonna keep my mouth shut Bombs away Gonna shake the house Baby think you're better Watch your back Master piece of hall About to feel this jack Taught my bark to lit the dog Get up Bombs away Take cover Nothing gonna fall Ooooooh... Nobody listens to the whisperin fool Are you listen? I know that you are I been quiet as church ass mouse Tip toe Everywhere I go I had enough for being complacent I had enough for feedin' the mouse I no longer gonna keep my mouth shut Bombs away Gonna rattle the house Bombs away I will be hurt You better listen Cause you just might learn Bombs away Shut Hallow the shout And if you not ready Than you better get out Now

Well I'm sure you have a reason for all of your rage But that doesn't mean I have to like it And I don't foresee us being friends after all of this ends But hey! You don't have to like that Because I can't afford the friendships you prescribe yourself And I'd like to say I'll try but I don't think that I'll be much help Because you're too selfish to be around And I don't wanna be brought down You're too selfish to be around And I don't wanna be brought down Well I don't know what you want me to say You don't talk to me anyways Just on your bad days Just on your bad days And I can't afford the friendships you prescribe yourself And I'd like to say I'll try but I don't think that I'll be much help You're too selfish to be around And I don't want to be brought down You're too selfish to be around And I don't wanna be brought down I can't afford Prescribe yourself I'd like to try Won't be much help You're too selfish to be around And I don't want to be brought down You're too selfish to be around And I don't wanna be brought down

You're still trying to shoot me down Shoot me down Shoot me down Not getting any closer now Closer now Closer now Think you're super human wow But I got you figured out You think you're atomic But I'm supersonic And nothing can catch up to me A missile, a rocket You throw it, I dodge it Don't mess with the legend in me I can take the heat Go on and throw your shade You think that you're the only one who's ever taken aim I fight like a machine I've never been afraid Keep throwing your grenades and I'll say Bombs away Bombs away Bombs away Keep throwing your grenades and I'll say Bombs away I'm always a step ahead Step ahead Step ahead I don't even break a sweat Break a sweat Break a sweat You think you've got a shot at this Come on, come on Come on, get it You think you're atomic But I'm supersonic And nothing can catch up to me A missile, a rocket You throw it, I dodge it Don't mess with the legend in me I can take the heat Go on and throw your shade You think that you're the only one who's ever taken aim I fight like a machine I've never been afraid Keep throwing your grenades and I'll say Bombs away! Bombs away Bombs away Keep throwing your grenades and I'll say Bombs away Ba-ba-ba-ba bombs away Ba-ba-ba-ba bombs away Ba-ba-ba-ba bombs away Ba-ba-ba-ba bombs away (away) Bombs away I can take the heat Go on and throw your shade You think that you're the only one who's ever taken aim I fight like a machine I've never been afraid Keep throwing your grenades and I'll say Ba-ba-ba-ba bombs aw- Bombs away Bombs away Bombs away Keep throwing your grenades and I'll say Bombs away

I don't want you to hurt me If I'm not right then just tell me I'm wrong What did you do to deserve me 'Cause you took a good guy and ruined him whole You know I hate being alone You can hurt me if it means that you'll hold me I know what we built will implode But if we got now I don't mind dying slowly Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Our stars don't align but I'm glad that they pointed to You-ooo-ooo-ooo It's reckless but fuck it lets light up the fuse Bombs Away We won't make it out alive but That's okay Oh-ooo-ooo-oh Oh-ooo-ooo-oh Bombs Away Why would I run if you gon' kill me Anyway Oh-ooo-ooo-oh Oh-ooo-ooo-oh I don't want you to leave me Even though you're pulling strings at my heart Why do you act so deceiving You'll be the reason this shit falls apart I can't let go I'll still hear your echo Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Our stars don't align but I'm glad that they pointed to You-ooo-ooo-ooo It's reckless but fuck it lets light up the fuse Bombs Away We won't make it out alive but That's okay Oh-ooo-ooo-oh Oh-ooo-ooo-oh Bombs Away Why would I run if you gon' kill me Anyway Oh-ooo-ooo-oh Oh-ooo-ooo-oh